Drapery hanger



H. L. REESE DRAPERY HANGER 1 June 12, 1951 Filed Dec. 5, 194s R Y O E IW Y B Patented June 12, 1 951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2,556,886 DRAPERY HANGER Henry L. Reese, Fort Worth, Tex.

Application December 3, 1948, Serial No. 63,414

4 Claims.

This invention relates to drapery hangers and has referencetoa device for supporting French pleated drapes,"'and particularly for supporting drapes having designs or figures in the fabric.

An object of the invention isito'providea drapery. hanger whereby drapes made of single pieces of material will not have their sides hung on the bias as occurs when ordinary hangers" are used.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide a-means for conveniently and correctly gathering the -rnaterial at thecorners of the drapes.

Another object of the invention is to provide retaining means whereby the material supported in the hangers will be securely, though detachably, fixed in place.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hinged drapery construction for gathering the excess material at the corners of drapes, and which construction conceals said gathered material from sight.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from the following description of the accompanying drawing of an exemplary form of the invention.

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of one of a pair of drapery hangers embodying the features of the present invention, and showing part of the drapery material, positioned therein prior to forming the drapery corners. Portions of the material are removed to better illustrate the construction of the hanger.

Figure 2 is a rear view of the hanger illustrated in Figure 1, and showing the bracket plates of the same in their closed position with the gathered material therebetween.

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of a drapery corner supported by the present hanger.

Figure 4 is a side elevational view of the hanger illustrated in Figure 1, but with the drapery material removed.

Figure 5 is a broken perspective view of the top portion of the hanger illustrated in the foregoing figures, and particularly showing the angular disposition of the top edges of the bracket plates, and

Figure 6 is a side view of a wire spacer used for holding the hinged plates apart when attaching the material.

Heretofore, it has been the practice to cut triangular portions in material having figures or transverse designs when hanging French pleated drapes. Since there was no provision for gathering the material at the corners of the drapes, such cutting was necessary to make the sides hang properly. Otherwise, the designs in the side portions of the drapes were slanted. Obviously, the referred to cutting practice was unsatisfactory in that precision workmanship was required, and if not cut and sewed with accuracy, the material was ruined. Also, such practice lessened the salvage value of the material.

The illustrated form of the invention is comprised of pairs of hangers for mounting at the upper corners of windows and secured to the window casing. Each hanger is comprised of a pair of bracket plates I which are pivotally connected at their upperends by means of a hinge 2. As shown in Figure 5, the hinge is shaped to cause the plate edges to converge toward their outer edges. Each bracket plate I is provided with substantially parallel serpentine slots 3 which open into the outer edge of each respective plate. Each serpentine slot 3 is provided with a bore 4 through the median longitudinal center, and which bore receives a headed pin 5 for holding the drapery material 6 in the slots in the manner hereinafter described.

The rear edge of one of the bracket plates is provided with an adjustable support I comprised of an attached rearwardly projecting member 8 having a longitudinal slot 9 therein and a complementary stationary'member It having a foot portion II at the outer end. A screw l2 through the slot 9 and threaded in the member In provides for adjusting the length of the support I. The attached bracket plate I is secured to the corner of the window casing at approximately 45 degrees by means of screws i3 through the foot portion II.

A rear-wardly projecting wire clamp I4 is secured to each hinge 2 for holding the top edge of the material 5 and thereby covers the upper ends of the bracket plates I.

When positioning the material 6 in the hanger assemblies, the bracket plates of each hanger are positioned at approximately degree angles, as shown in Figure 1, and are so held in place by means of spacers I6, as illustrated in Figure 6, having laterally formed projections i! at each end. The projecting ends I! are inserted in drilled openings I8 in the lower rearward edges of each bracket plate I. The material 6, having its lower edge held by clamps I9 in the lower edges of the plates I, is then inserted in the lower most serpentine slots 3 of the bracket plates I and the lowermost pins 5 are inserted. The remaining material is then successively inserted in the remaining slots, and the upper edge of the material is held by the spring clamp I4 on the upper edge of each bracket plate I. The described arrangement of material 6 covers the heads of the pins 5. The spacers [6 are then removed and the excess material between the pairs of plates I is then folded upwardly and the plates of the respective hangers are brought toward each other. Short spacers 2c are then inserted in the drilled openings [8 in place of the long spacers H5 for holding the lower ends of said plat-es together. The resulting draping of the material prevents bias hanging of the side drapes; and by way of example, transverse designs, such as 2|, are positioned parallel to the floor.

The described form of the invention is not restricted, but may be made in many ways within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A drapery hanger comprised of a pair of plates hinged to each other at corresponding ends thereof, a bracket secured to and projecting from one edge of one of said plates, and serpentine slots in the edges of both said plates opposite said bracket and generally perpendicular with respect to said edges in which said slots are formed.

2. A drapery hanger comprised of a pair of plates hinged to each other at corresponding ends thereof, a bracket secured to and projecting from one edge of one of said plates, serpentine slots in the edges of both said plates opposite said bracket and generally perpendicular with respect to said edges in which said slots are formed, a bore through the median longitudinal center of each said serpentine slot, and a pin received within each said bore for securing drapery material within said slots.

3. A drapery hanger comprised of a pair of plates hinged to each other at corresponding ends thereof, a bracket secured to and projecting from one edge of one of said plates, and slots in the edges of both said plates opposite said bracket and generally perpendicular with respect to said edges in which said slots are formed.

4. A drapery hanger comprised of a pair of plates hinged to each other at corresponding ends thereof, a bracket secured to and projecting from one edge of one of said plates, slots in the edges of both said plates opposite said bracket and generally perpendicular with respect to said edges in which said slots are formed, a bore through the median longitudinal center of each said slot, and a pin received Within each said bore for securing drapery material within said slots.

HENRY L. REESE.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 954,369 Andreae Apr. 5, 1910 2,409,425 Falkenberg Oct. 15, 1946 2,498,925 Lind Feb. 28, 1950. 2,522,918 Abrams Sept. 19, 1950 

